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A couple of months ago for my birthday my lovely wife gave me cash. Apparently she figured that I needed another gun and since I hate spending money she supplied me with enough to keep me guilt free for the most part on adding a new one to the family. So I've been looking and thinking and...

Given the fact that I have more soft lead than I have a real use for right now I was thinking that I'd like to get back to loading Black Powder Cartridge for 45 Colt and 44-40 and cast up some boolits for both. The issue that I have is that my lube sizer is charged with NRA 50/50 (50% Alox &...

Since I started casting about six months ago I've been working up loads for the pistol/revolver calibers that I shoot. So far things have gone pretty good considering my steep learning curve at times. One of the things that has me scratching my head is "Standard Deviation" and "Extreme...

I load almost exclusively cast lead boolits but yesterday I came across a box of Hornady XTP-JHP's 185gr. I grabbed 'em up and decided to use them to load self defense rounds for my carry guns. I couldn't come up with the data for the exact bullet so I used Hodgdons data for JSWC's over...

I picked up a box of .451 185gr JHP XTP's yesterday just for grins and because I actually found JHP's. Hodgdon doesn't specifically list the JHP XTP in 185 but lists a JSWC instead. Bullet depth of course will be different so using the COL data is not a good plan. I've seated the dummy...

Having not owned an actual GI 1911 for north of thirty years and currently owning two S&W's with external extractors can somebody take the time to voice their opinions on the pros and cons of externals versus internal extractors. I've got a considerable amount of rounds through both of these...

Can somebody explain to me why one would want to anneal their brass? The reason for the question is that I get a substantial amount of "blow back" on 45 Colt rounds. I realize that the standard fix for this is to simply not size the brass so that it fire forms to the chambers. The problem...

A couple of weeks ago in my ever, ongoing and persistent quest for large pistol primers I stopped by an old gun shop that's only open two days per week. The current owner is an old acquaintance of mine who I hadn't seen for years so if nothing else I'd catch up on the local goings on of my...

I've been meaning to pose this question for a while now but I keep getting sidetracked. A couple of months ago I had an issue with my Gvt Model and handed it over to a gentleman in Cody that builds custom 1911's. After he replaced the disconnector I stopped by to pick it up and noticed what...

For a couple of years now I've been using a Lee Turret with and Auto-Disk powder measure system on it. It works good and generally I really don't have any major complaints with the system, it does what it was intended for but it isn't something that lends itself to critical adjustments...

Over the years on THR there have been many threads and conversations regarding the designation of "Non-Gun" to any actual or replica pre-1899 gun. For those of you who firmly believe the "Non-Gun" theory please follow the link below and you will see that the theory is extremely subjective...

What with powders being hard to come by I picked up a pound of Winchester Auto-Comp to use in 45acp. To be quite honest in past I just didn't use enough 45acp to get picky in the first place so I used Universal or even Trailboss. The latter doesn't really like my bullet lube after 50-60 rounds...

So myself & a buddy head out this morning with a few pieces of hardware to plink. I as well took my chronograph to test some new cast boolit loads for a 1911. This particular 1911 is a S&W Government Model in stainless and is one of my favorites. I bought it used a couple of years ago in a...

I recently gave up on finding store bought boolits for my smokeless guns and started casting my own using wheel weights. Unfortunately nobody other than on eBay has 454 Lee round ball molds and I'm not about to pay double retail when I can actually still buy the things for a reasonable price...

I would REALLY like to start loading 160gr Cast LRNFP's for my 1911's simply because I don't really need to send 230gr of hard to get lead down range. My problem is finding load data for this particular cast bullet. Even Lee who manufactures the mold only references 155gr lead bullets. My...

Given that gun control is now upon us in the form of "If there are no bullets then guns are nothing more than small clubs", many of us have had to make make concessions on things like primers. Choices like pay up to $75 for a thousand or use something we never even heard of. I'd like to hear...

A few months ago I took a buddy of mine to his first ever gun show in Corpus Christi. I was basically going just for a look see for somebody who might be unloading Black Powder guns etc. but as it turns out he picked up his very first handgun an ATI 1911 Compact. Of course we then had to run...

Okay, I've pretty much given up on finding lead bullets for 45ACP, 45 Colt & 38 Special without doing serious damage to my wallet. It seems that about the only way to actually have a decent supply of bullets these days is to make your own. The problem I have with casting is that I'm dumber than...

I need help with my ignorance level. I've been a fan of Colts pattern guns for years but largely ones patented prior to 1899 so I'm pretty out of touch with modern guns like the 1911. I've only owned two 1911's over the years and both were Government Models. My question is: Is a Compact 1911...

My primary carry gun is a S&W Gvt. 1911, I love the gun but in states that do not allow open carry (in TX currently) the barrel tends to expose itself if I'm not using a shoulder rig. A month or so ago I took my neighbor to his first gun show in Corpus and he came home with his first handgun an...